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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Russia shipped 2.96 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Jan. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025
Where the U.S. has squeezed Russia’s oil flows the hardest
The latest U.S. sanctions on oil tankers hauling Russian petroleum look set to cause severe disruption across the nation’s export machine.
A bus driver turns people away after filling his vehicle with Ukrainian evacuees who have just crossed the border in Medyka, Poland, in February 2022.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2025
Ukrainian migrant exit could squeeze Eastern Europe's economies
Ukrainian workers have helped the region's manufacturing and export-driven economies expand quickly.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb attends a news conference on Tuesday in Helsinki.
WORLD
Jan 15, 2025
'Holiday is over' and Europe must boost defense, Finnish president says
Concern about the region's security has mounted after the severing of several subsea telecom and power cables in recent months.
Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, in Brussels on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2025
EU’s top diplomat aims to use economic muscle against Russia
The EU is trying to find ways to ramp up its defense spending to rearm the continent while also putting pressure on Russia to join possible peace talks over Ukraine.
Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S is seen anchored near the Port of Kilpilahti in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland, on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2025
Oil tanker crew were poised to cut more cables when caught, Finland says
The Eagle S vessel carrying Russian oil is suspected of damaging the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power line and four telecoms cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony to mark the completion of the undersea part of the TurkStream gas pipeline, in Istanbul on Nov. 19, 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2025
Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘energy terrorism’ over alleged pipeline strike
Kyiv has not commented on the allegation that it sent attack drones against a gas compressor station at Russian village on the Black Sea coast.
A worker inspects the outdoor gas pipes at the underground gas storage facility operated by Gas Storage in Haje, Czech Republic, on Jan. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jan 13, 2025
Europe threatens to trigger a global scramble for natural gas
For the first time since the energy crisis was turbocharged by Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europe risks failing to meet its storage targets for next winter.
An alleged North Korean soldier sits on a bunk at an undisclosed location in Ukraine following his capture by the Ukrainian army.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2025
Zelenskyy 'ready' to hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang
The Ukrainian leader's offer came hours after South Korea's spy agency confirmed that Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers.
Palestinians pass through an Israeli checkpoint as they make their way to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in the West Bank, in March 2024. Israeli forces have frequently used disguises to infiltrate Gaza and target Hamas operatives.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 12, 2025
In the art of war, mimicry runs the gambit from disguises to deepfakes
Impersonation is one of the oldest tactics in war, because it exploits our social nature and persists because humans are dependent on identities for cooperation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting in Rome on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 12, 2025
Ukraine questioning two captured North Korean soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would provide media access to the prisoners of war because "the world needs to know what is happening."
U.S. Army soldiers with the NATO multinational battle group on the territory of Bulgaria stand in formation with a U.S. flag and an armored vehicle during a visit by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Novo Selo military ground near Mokren, Bulgaria, on Dec. 19.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 11, 2025
NATO won't back Trump's new defense spending target but will raise its sights
A new target is likely to be agreed at a NATO summit in June, but the key questions are what that new target will be and whether it will be enough to satisfy Trump.
A serviceman prepares to fire a Giatsint-B howitzer toward Russian troops at a front-line position in the Kharkiv region on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2025
Zelenskyy urges allies not to drop the ball ahead of Trump's return
The Ukrainian president implored representatives from roughly 50 nations to maintain their military support for his country’s nearly three-year war with Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang on June 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2025
U.S. warns that North Korea is becoming better prepared for war
The country is "benefiting from receiving Russian military equipment, technology and experience," said the Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
The myth that the West provoked Russian aggression in Ukraine overlooks Russia's expansionist history, the complex dynamics of NATO expansion and the true nature of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2025
What you think you know about Ukraine is probably wrong
It’s more important than ever to fact check the Kremlin's claims and excuses for the war
A retired power station in the Keratsini suburb, near Athens
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 7, 2025
Europe's power price divide hits southeastern economies
Since 2021, Greece has spent €11 billion on energy subsidies to try to protect customers.
Russian soldiers at an artillery position in the Kursk region of western Russia on Dec. 2.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2025
Battle rages in western Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine are fighting to improve their battlefield positions before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the graves of fallen soldiers at a cemetery in Lviv on Dec. 17, where defenders of Ukraine who died in the war with Russia are buried.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2025
Supporting Ukraine is in Trump’s interest
A sovereign, secure Ukraine is in Donald Trump's interest. Otherwise, Vladimir Putin — and others — will smell weakness.
Combat aircrafts from NATO countries roll on a landing strip during a fighter plane maneuver exercise at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
WORLD
Jan 5, 2025
Drones, exploding parcels and sabotage: How hybrid tactics target the West
Increasingly brazen “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the U.S. have left defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?
Residents and bomb squad members stand in front of a house destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Japan plans to help Ukraine with measures to fight corruption.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2025
Japan to help Ukraine eradicate corruption
Ukraine was 104th among 180 countries and regions in the 2023 corruption perceptions rankings by Transparency International.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves after a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace in Paris last month.
WORLD
Jan 5, 2025
Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian and North Korean troop losses in Kursk
The Ukrainian leader said the Russian army had lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops in recent days.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.

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